This book synthesizes the results of the SANREM program in the Nanegal parish, Pinchincha Province, Ecuador. The region, located between the Guayllabamba and Alambi rivers in northwestern Ecuador, has been the site of ...

This study uses climate change projections from two global circulation models to address the impact of climate change on Mali's agriculture sector and the consequences for the sector economy and food security. The authors ...

Ecuador is one of 17 countries in the world considered to have the greatest biodiversity. The research presented here constitutes the most important scientific contribution to the knowledge of botanical resources in the ...

East African pastoral adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability and climate change is assessed, using data from decision-making processes and ecological data of the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area as an ...

The scientific and conceptual contributions Jim Ellis made throughout the course of his career reveal a logical progression towards increased understanding of pastoral ecosystems worldwide. Research in wildlife, large ...

In chapter 3, Badini and Dioni present a detailed description of the landscape types and soils of the Commune of Madiama. Combining knowledge gained from informal surveys, field observations, biophysical monitoring, ...

This chapter attempts to compare ecological systems (as perceived by ecologists), against social systems (as perceived by social scientists). The differences between the systems lie in the dimensions used to study each ...

The authors analyzed water samples to assess the effectiveness of mangroves in removing nitrogen and phosphorus in a rapidly developing coastal area in Panama. Samples were collected along the Rio Coco Solo upstream of a ...

'Let me assure you all that our commitment to the preservation of wildlife and the habitat in the Maasai Mara reserve is total. We do not deny that the reserve is of vital economic importance to us, but we also firmly ...

The savanna ecosystem of tropical Latin America (250 million hectares) is rapidly being incorporated into agricultural production, mostly monocropping and pastures, in response to population increase, demand for food, and, ...